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Live from the Smithonian Institution: One Hen Awarded Best Book for Young Children
The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association annually salutes the authors and illustrators of outstanding books about Africa published or distributed in the United States for young children and older readers. Today, Katie Smith Milway’s One Hen: How One Loan Made a Big Difference is commended for the life lessons it instills in youth, Read more…
Opportunity CEO Advocates Bottom-up Approach to Economic Development
In a speech on Thursday October 29th to the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Opportunity CEO Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka cited many things he learned while working in emerging markets at Citibank and Lloyds TSB Group for over 35 years. One is that a bottom-up approach to economic development is generally the most effective. Kadita said, “We cannot Read more…
Tagged Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Banking on Education, Bottom-up approach, Citibank, Emerging Markets, Foreign Relations, Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka, Lloyds TBS Group, Macro-economic policies, Opportunity International, Savings, Top-down approach
Opportunity Clients “Living Green”
One thing that I love about Opportunity International is that we listen to our clients. And when it comes to living sustainably, it’s a good thing we are because there is a lot to learn! In honor of Blog Action Day, I’d like to share what we are learning. As Opportunity expands its services into Read more…
Tagged Agriculture, Blog Action Day, Clients, Community, Community Based Entrepreneurship Development Program, Ending Poverty, environmental sustainability, Farmer, Living Green, Malawi, Opportunity Bank in Malawi, Opportunity International, Philippines, Poverty
Equipping Countries to be Agriculturally Self-Sustainable
There is a green revolution occurring in the developing world led by passionate individuals with a heart for change. Within this revolution, Opportunity International is equipping nations to do something radical–to feed themselves. In honor of www.blogactionday.org, I would like to introduce Lucas Chingore. Lucas is a farmer in Mozambique. His desire was to farm Read more…
Tagged Africa, Agriculture, Agrifinance, Blog Action Day, Climate Change, Community, Enough, Farmer, Financial Access, Financial services, Food security, Food Sustainability, Ghana, Green Revolution, Kenya, Loans, Lucas Chingore, Malawi, Mozambique, Roger Thurow, Rwanda, Savings, Scott Kilman, South Africa, Sustainable development, Tanzania and Uganda
The Most Famous Person You’ve Never Heard of
Gurdev Khush and Sant Virmani with Nobel laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug (Center) Not many Nobel Peace Prize winners remain unknown in their home country. What is more surprising is that an estimated one-sixth of the world’s population is alive because of a man virtually invisible in the U.S. “Though barely known in the country of his Read more…
